The bandits continue to close in on Michael and Will as they stay frozen back to back. Will's nerves start getting the best of him as Michael remains calm.
"Michael! What do we do? This is exactly what I was worried about," Will whispered.
"Just stay calm and follow my lead. We'll get through this," Michael whispered back. A bandit runs up to Michael and points the gun at his head!
"Shut the hell up you little brat! Now put your hands behind you... you're coming with us." Michael stands there motionless as the bandit becomes impatient.
"Michael... what're you doing!" Will whispered. The bandit laughs as moves the gun along Michael's face.
"Do you think I'm joking kid? Hmph... which part of your face should I shoot? Forehead? Temple? Maybe through the chin?"
The gun wavers in his hand as he moves it to Michael's chin. Michael takes notice and knocks the gun out of the bandit's hand! He jumps on the bandit's shoulders and moves his feet around the bandit's neck! Michael flips the bandit over and onto the ground where he lays face down! Before the bandit can lift his head up, Michael slams his fist into the bandit's head, causing him to go unconscious! The other bandits look at Michael in shock!
"What in the world just happened?!"
"That brat knocked him out so easily! What is he?!"
With the other bandits distracted... Will punches the one in front of him in the stomach! He then uppercuts him into the air and then jumps over the bandit to kick him back down to the ground!
"You did it Will! We have one more to go!" Michael exclaimed.
"Don't get cocky, Michael! We still need to be careful," Will said. The bandit goes into a panic and backs up a little.
"You freaks... stay back!" The bandit raises his gun and starts shooting! Michael and Will hide behind a tree to stay safe from the bullets!
"If they can use the shadows... we can too! We'll take him by surprise. You ready Will?" Michael asked. Will cracks his knuckles and nods his head.
"Yeah... let's do this," Will said confidently. The bandit runs toward where Michael and Will are hiding and starts shooting! To his surprise... they're no longer there!
"No... where are you?"
Suddenly... a rock flies at him and lands on the ground in front of him. He starts to shoot from where the rock was thrown!
"Very funny using our tricks against us! I'll get you, brats!"
Rocks start getting thrown from multiple directions out of the shadows! The bandit shoots all around as more and more rocks get thrown toward him!
"Wh-where are you! SHOW YOURSELVES!"
Finally... one rock gets thrown on the ground before him. The bandit aims his gun in that direction... shaking from his panicked state.
"Come on out... brats."
Suddenly... Michael slides in from behind the bandit and kicks out his knee which causes him to twist his leg with a loud CRACK!
"AUGH! MY LEG!"
Will then runs from the shadows and jumps toward the bandit to punch him in the face! The bandit falls over, covering his nose as blood gushes out!
"Ahh, it hurts! Oh God!" Michael and Will stand over him and high-five.
"Maybe if you didn't mess with us, your legs wouldn't be broken now... would it?" Will mocked.
"I will say... Thanks for helping us prove that our training was fruitful!" Michael exclaimed. The bandit glares at them which turns into a smile.
"You brats are... screwed."
A net is suddenly shot toward Michael and gets him caught and tied up in it! He falls over from losing his balance!
"Agh! I've been caught! Help Will!"
As Will runs toward Michael... he also gets shot by the same net and falls over from being tied up as well!
"What's going on? Where did they shoot us from!" Will panicked. Another bandit walks up to them with the gun that shoots the nets toward them.
"Dang it... there was another one hiding," Michael said. The bandit with a broken leg sighs with relief.
"Commander Greene... Thank you for following us! Those brats are stronger than we thought. Did you bring backup to help us get back to base as well?"
Commander Greene laughs as he walks to Michael and Will. As he does... he steps on the bandit's broken leg, causing him to scream out in pain!
"AHHHHH! What... what're you doing?"
"The River Oak Bandits have no use for men who can't take down simple-minded children. The three of you can rot here for all I care."
Commander Greene grabs out small potato sacks and puts them over Michael and Will's heads. They try to fight it off but to no avail. He grabs them and carries them away as he leaves his men behind to die.
Meanwhile... Nathan continues running through the forest to go after the mysterious power he felt. A hint of concern goes through his mind as he feels the power disappear suddenly.
"Hmm... What just happened? The power that I felt just went away. I'm getting closer to where I felt it before so I need to keep going no matter what. This power felt way too strong to leave it alone." He continues to run and jump his way through the forest to locate that power.
A few minutes have passed and Michael and Will get sat in chairs and tied to them. The bags on their heads get lifted to see themselves in an office. They try to escape their restraints but fail to do so.
"Hey! Where are we?! What's going on!" Will panicked.
The man who kidnapped them sits on a desk glaring at them through his mask. He takes off the mask to show his face. His short gray hair shines from the sunlight through the window. The wrinkles on his face show themselves as he looks at Michael and Will with disgust.
"Why hello there little brats. Coffee?" He takes a sip from his mug but swiftly throws it against the wall.
"It's delicious..."
"Sure but I'd like to get it myself thank you... so let me go," Michael grunts as he tries to escape.
"Well, aren't you funny? You've got jokes... while I've got the gun." He aims it at Michael and Will as he smirks at them.
YOU ARE READING
Warriors of Legend
AventuraTwo kids, Michael and Will, search for a Martial Arts Master who knows a secret technique called Kyo! While searching and finding friends to help them learn the powers of Kyo, situations from outside forces put all of their lives in danger!
